Rat droppings were found at the takeaway and restaurant, in Portsmouth, Hants, and the staff toilets were also in a poor state

A recent inspection of Everest Spice, which also offers a takeaway delivery service, found improvement had been made although issues with record keeping and staff training still remained.

The most recent inspection gave the restaurant a hygiene rating of two out of five, meaning improvements are still necessary.

Laura Jenking-Rees, defending, said that due to Tamrakar’s wife bringing in the primary income, he was taking care of his two children and had not been visiting Everest Spice as much because of his family responsibilities.

She added: “He was highly reliant and trusting of the people there to run the business.”

The court heard there was no evidence of staff training on hygiene safety and the sink was in disrepair

But magistrate Jenny Duddridge said Tamrakar should have been aware of hygiene ratings because of his other job at Pizza Hut and ordered him to pay a total of £9,589.

He was ordered to pay £8,100 in fines, £170 victim surcharge and £1,319 costs.

Tory environment boss, Cllr Robert New, said: “We try to work with food businesses and advise them on food safety, but the seriousness of this case, and the risk to public health, meant we had no alternative but to prosecute.”

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